Ten Simple Ways To Inspire Happy Travel This Thanksgiving
Ten Simple Ways to Inspire Happy Travel This Thanksgiving There was a time when Thanksgiving travel filled me with dread and a deep desire for perfection. I’d become a one-woman chaos creator—running from stove to suitcase, trying to keep everyone happy. My mom did the same, bless her heart. With five kids trailing behind, she […]
Implement These Practical Mindset Tips for a Happier Thanksgiving
Implement these practical mindset tips for a happier Thanksgiving to reduce stress, increase understanding, and maybe even make Aunt Mary’s pumpkin pie taste a little better. 😉 The Thanksgiving season is upon us—a time for gratitude, giving thanks, and spending quality time with family and friends. What typically unfolds? Stressful road trips The impossible task […]
Are You in a Travel Rut?
Are you in a travel rut? If you start making plans without thought to your soul-self and you’re using habits of yesteryear, I’d say you’re in a rut. Do you make decisions based more on what you’ve traditionally done in the past? Oh-oh, living on rut lane. 😏 Let me define traditional. I’m referring to; […]
Inspirational Travel Because It’s What Your Soul Needs?
Inspirational travel it’s what you need right now? Yes, pleeese! I can only speak for myself, but I will not travel any other way from this day forward. Over the past two decades, I’ve been witnessing a trend. Herds of people go to the same place disrupting local communities, and it’s not fun: in fact, […]
The Magic of Slow Travel in a Disconnected World
The Magic of Slow Travel in a Disconnected World Updated June 24, 2024 A few years ago, I was sitting at a café in Paris — you know the kind, where the air smells faintly of espresso, butter, and possibility. I had nowhere to be and nothing pressing to do. Just me, my thoughts, and […]
How to Avoid Vacation Option Overload and Travel Happier
Do you suffer from vacation option overload? How can you avoid it? How can you make your travel experiences happier? These are questions I’m going to attempt to answer. An NOPE, I don’t have all the answers, but I do hope you’ll find this post stimulates new thinking. Avoid Vacation Option Overload Love it or […]
Extroverts and Introverts How to Travel Happier this Fall?
Extroverts and Introverts: How to Travel Happier this Fall? Last fall, I found myself sitting in a little café in Asheville, North Carolina. The air smelled like cinnamon and apples, and I was traveling with two friends—one an effervescent extrovert who couldn’t resist chatting with every barista we met, and the other a quiet introvert […]
Navigate a Delightful, New, and Inspirational Way to Vacation
Navigate a delightful, new and inspirational way to vacation came to me as I put the finishing touches on the Playful Traveler, one of the 16 travel personalities, I’m developing. It starts with a deep study into the world of personality typing. The Playful travel captivated me. Their style of travel embraces vacations; joyfully, and […]